diff --git a/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface.cpp b/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface.cpp
index 0292d5b6caa..d3d44a169d8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/thread/qfutureinterface.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void QtPrivate::watchContinuationImpl(const QObject *context, QSlotObjectBase *s
     auto watcherMutex = std::make_shared<QRecursiveMutex>();
     const auto destroyWatcher = [watcherMutex, watcher]() mutable {
         QMutexLocker lock(watcherMutex.get());
-        watcher->deleteLater();
+        delete watcher;
     };
 
     // ### we're missing a convenient way to `QObject::connect()` to a `QSlotObjectBase`...